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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain rebates and incentives for purchasing certain |
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roofing services; providing a civil penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1806, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL |
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PROPERTY INSURANCE |
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Sec. 1806.201. REBATES AND INCENTIVES FOR ROOFING SERVICES |
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PROHIBITED; PENALTY. (a) A person who provides roofing services to |
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repair or replace a roof the repair or replacement of which is or |
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may be covered by a residential property insurance policy may not |
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offer or provide consideration, including a discount, rebate, or |
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product voucher, to reduce, directly or indirectly, a covered |
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person's out-of-pocket expense related to the purchase of the |
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roofing services. |
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(b) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly |
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violates Subsection (a) is liable for a civil penalty, recoverable |
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by a civil action brought by the attorney general, in an amount not |
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to exceed $1,000 for each violation. |
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(c) A civil penalty authorized by this section is in |
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addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal remedy |
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provided by law. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. For purposes of this section, a violation is committed before |
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the effective date of this Act if any element of the violation |
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occurs before that date. |
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(b) A violation committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |